Busy Weekend is in the books. Even busier for Darla as she was in Lodi today at a street faire until 6 PM and then left here about 6:45 to pick up Missy and some of her relatives to drive them to Monterey for two days. Darla often wonders how she gets herself into these things, but it is because she has such a kind heart. Missy doesn't like to drive long distances or on the freeway and Darla agreed to take them to Monterey and then back through San Francisco and home on Tuesday.
I played golf yesterday at Timber Creek, a championship venue in Roseville designed by the late Billy Casper. It is challenging and made even more so by the heavy winds that we experienced on Saturday. The winds were sustained at about 25 MPH with gusts of 40 MPH. It was a strange day because the temperature topped out at 86 degrees even with the wind. I struggled in the blustery conditions and shot 47+44=91. I also played the first night of twilight league with my partner, Ron Floyd on Thursday. Ron is the marketing manager for my largest agency in town and we play together in the golf league. We played two 25 handicap golfers on Thursday night and smoked them for a 14-6 win and first place after the first week. Fun stuff. Ron played with me on Saturday along with Paul and Rico.
Today, Darla was up and out of here by 6 AM and I slept until about 7:30 and then got up, ate some breakfast and headed outside to work on the backsplash and river rock border around the pool. The rock tends to get pretty calcified over time and I took an etching product to the surface after power washing it. I let the etching product do it's work and went in to town to the Ace Hardware and picked up some aerosol cans of Thompson's Water Seal. I roll on the product, but the vertical backsplash surrounding the pool just drips right off, so I spray that on. I picked up a couple of solar lights for the backyard. The replacement batteries for the solar lights are $5 and the lights themselves are $4.99. They are plastic and tend to disintegrate over time with the sprinklers and intense heat in the valley, so I just replace them. I also picked up some Weed and Feed and a new heat register for the new Master Bath. The old one was dirty and discolored and I want everything new in there.
Unfortunately the opening is 10" x 6", but the register itself is 12" x 6". I didn't take it down before buying it and had to return the item this afternoon for the right size. I got back, hosed off the rock and then laid down to let it dry. Rest is an important part of the job..at least that's my story. I got back out there about 2 PM and put the first coat of the sealer on the rock. It took me the better part of an hour and I came in at 3 and slept until about 4:15 (The Rest thing). I added a second coat at 4:30 and then ran over to the Ace to exchange the register. I got back and was putting it up on the 10 foot ceiling in the bathroom when Darla got home. I helped her unload. We ate dinner together. Leftover tri tip and baked potato for me and orange slices and cottage cheese for Dar. She has lost 18 pounds on the diet and looks great. Her blood sugars have dropped to the point that her doctor is putting her on a once a week insulin dose rather than daily. Very proud of Mrs. Lyon here in Northern California.
I cleaned out the garage after she left for Monterey and then edged the lawn and applied the Weed and Feed. I then watered in the fertilizer and weed killer and then came in to empty the dishwasher and work on some handicapping for the golf club. I had to get the handicaps out for the 54 hole event that starts next Saturday. It is an individual event and is our Championship in stroke play. Our Club Championship is in September and is match play.
Work continues to befuddle me. I lost two producers this month and slowly watched our numbers dwindle toward the end of the month. Friday was our last business day of the month and we had our biggest one day premium bump in about two years. We added almost $40,000 in income on $215,000 in premium in one day. I went from being behind 2015 to passing last year and getting close to our budget number for 2016. My staff continues to amaze me and it is truly the next man up (although my last two producer additions have been female). We start May on Monday and the race starts all over again.
I added pictures from Samantha's soccer game, some pictures of the tile that got done this week and some pictures of the river rock job complete. I love how the sealant gives the rock a "wet" look and brings out the browns and oranges in the rock. You can also see a picture of our broken toilet and the damage to our new cabinet where it fell. The tile guy put the toilet up on the curb of the new shower enclosure. The curb is only six inches wide and we heard a tremendous crash as we were watching a movie last night. The toilet had fallen against the cabinet and then smashed on the new tile floor. We aren't sure if one of the cats jumped up on it and caused it to fall or gravity caused it to tumble. The contractor has taken responsibility for the accident and will repair the cabinet (it just needs some paint) and will replace the toilet. The cats were pretty freaked out.
The job will just about be complete this week. They will measure for the 3/8" glass surround for the shower tomorrow and it takes about a week to get and they plan to install that next Monday. They are out tomorrow to finish the plumbing and install the faucets, shower heads and hook up the sinks to the sewer line. They will also paint the T-111 on the side of the house and install a new toilet. Tuesday will see the baseboards installed and Wednesday they will have a crew come in to clean everything and hang the mirrors. Then we wait for the glass surround to go in. We are almost there and I'll be able to shave and brush my teeth in the new bathroom on Wednesday.
That is it for another week. I hope all is well with each of you. Glad to see that Jennifer and Kal finally got to meet Xander and will hopefully all be home early this week. Be well. Ciao.
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